Ecclesiastical Insurance is urging churches to take steps to deter arsonists over the summer months.
Already this year six churches have been victims of arson, including Bolton Parish Church, St Margaret’s Church in Ilkley and St Chad's Church in Coventry, and the specialist insurer is warning of a potential spike in attacks over the summer holidays.
A Devon primary school has benefitted by getting new books from social housing provider for the South West LiveWest following a fire on its premises.
Lamerton C of E Primary School, near Tavistock, suffered from a fire earlier this year which caused extensive smoke damage to the school site including damage to the books in the library. The school temporarily moved to the village...
Dartmoor National Park Authority has today introduced a temporary ban on open fires and barbecues on all common land within the National Park. The ban has been introduced in response to the prolonged dry weather and the risk wildfires can pose to people and animals, as well as damage to property and the natural environment. People who plan to spend time in the National Park are urged to be...
Special Offer £5 off any full price ticket. Go to Ticketmaster and use the code GORY in advance, OR ring the box office 0203 375 3970, offer must be used at least 24 hours before the show.
Back in the Big Top.
Against all odds the Circus of Horrors is back performing in a Covid Safe enviroment.
When the Circus of Horrors started in Glastonbury '95 people thought it would run for 25 weeks let alone 25 years, yet here we are a quarter of a century later and the Circus of Horrors is still touring all over the World, still getting rave reviews & still getting...
Special Offer £5 off any full price ticket. Go to Ticketmaster and use the code GORY in advance, OR ring the box office 0203 375 3970, offer must be used at least 24 hours before the show. Back in the Big Top.
Against all odds the Circus of Horrors is back performing in a Covid Safe enviroment.
When the Circus of Horrors started in Glastonbury '95 people thought it would run for 25 weeks let alone 25 years, yet here we are a quarter of a century later and the Circus of Horrors is still touring all over the World, still getting rave reviews & still getting loads of...
Two small fires within five days at the Greenhaven sheltered properties in Budleigh Salterton are being investigated as arson by police.
The 24 flats are owned by East Devon District Council who are working alongside the Police and Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue who were called out to both incidents.
The first fire was in the early hours of Friday 24 July when a...
Every one of the 121 fire engines in Devon and Somerset will soon be equipped with animal oxygen masks – thanks to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA).
For a number of years, the Service has worked with the charity Smokey Paws to enable local groups and organisations to generously provide the masks to their local fire stations.
Do you have a great idea but not sure how to make it happen?
If so then Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service (DSFRS) would like to invite you to their information evening that will be held at ‘The Street Factory’ to explain how you could receive funding to bring your idea to life.
Station Manager, Ros Clarke said: "This is all about inclusion and empowering the community...
Three Plympton firefighters proved popular on social media after one of their colleagues posted on the Fire Station Facebook page a photo of them in the back of a fire engine returning from a call-out. You may well have seen their photo as they are now part of Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Services recruitment campaign for on-call firefighters throughout Devon and Somerset.
